The Minister for Europe and International Development is a

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ial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.Scotland Act (1998)
''Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".'' The minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, who is a full member of the cabinet. The post was created in September 2012. The role was modified in February 2020 with migration moving to another post.

Overview

The specific responsibilities of the minister are: *International development *Post-Brexit Relations *Cross government co-ordination on the European Union *Fair trade *Scottish diaspora

History

In September 2012 the position of Minister for External Affairs and International Development was created; the name of the role changed a November 2014 reshuffle when Nicola Sturgeon became

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. It was changed again in May 2016, after the 2016 election, and again in June 2018.

List of office holders

The current Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development is Neil Gray.

References

External links

Cabinet and Ministers
on Scottish Government website
Minister for Europe and International Development
on Scottish Government website Scottish Parliament External Affairs and International Development {{Scotland-gov-stub